Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-18
MANCHESTER NEWS.
RECORD OF A DAYS EVENTS IN OUR
SISTER CITY
The lnturapce on Toler q Sons Establish
meni-ccurt Mstters-The Baby
Personal, sc.

Tic UiSpyfcb of Yesterday cont lined 4
'fril account Of The destruction by fire tue
rirht before OF Toler & sons furniture.
factory. about a bali mile west OF the corp)'
rate limits. The loss j. estimated at $4,000,
bat It VIII hardly reach that amount.
They had on building and stock insu-
lance aggregstino $1,000, placed ia the fol-
lowing companies:
Virginia Fire and Marine, $500 on
machinery 5000 on engine and ooller;
building. S700-total $500.
Virginia state, $500 on stock.
Iiyerpool and London and Globe, 500
on building.
These companies are represented N
Manchester by Me.sr' Sampson d Adam
son.
In Tho companies Represented by
Mc,sT>. Thoma. l.. Alfriend * Co, Of
Richmond. the insurance was D follows:
In Tho Phoenix, 81 London: $500 IN en-.
cine aud boiler, $500 on machinery. and
SEQ on Siock-total, 81 800. In the Ger
mania; 800 on building and $500 on ma
chinery total, 1900.
The fire, as stated yesterday, must have
originated Ia the engine.hOuse, Immediately
beck Of and adjoining the factory, a the
ilames were first discovered in that quar-
ter. The hands stopped work, a usual, at
O'Clock. Nr. Tolor. just before retiring,
went out. as he frequently does. and looked
10 see IL there were any signs OF fire, but
could discover none. He had no lantern
with him. The factory will be rebuilt at
once.
COURT MATTERS.
The june term OF the Manchester IuSt-
i I'll lAn
no Grand Jury. Among the cases to be heard
/, that OF Rhodes Ander.Ou. cOlOred man
', DO was tired IN the Mayors Court in
April for beating bis wife and flned - %
ard REQUIRED 10 give security for twelve
moths. BE appealed to the Hastings
Court and the case was heard at the last
term. but the jury being unable TO agree
the ease wqs continued until this term.
Another ,ase in which there is some in
teiest felt i that OF ". \. :. Davis against
Jennie LanGrum. ON the 2ita Of last
month Justice Pcrdue after hearing the case
oecided that certain watch which Jennie
Landrum was suing for belonged to her.
md awarded her in addition 81 damages
Tor the unlawful detention OF the watch by
Davis From this decision Davis appealed.
Judge Irving went out to Chesterfield
Courthouse thi, week to hold a special
term of the Circuit Court and try the ca.c
e Cbclth8m's administrator rs. the Bright
Hope Railway Company for $4,000 dam
lets. WIuc.sCs for the defence being al
-tli tie trial OF the case VS. postponed
and another special term OF the court VIII
tc hcld ID December. The jury was dis
charged.
THE BABYsuOw.
Tie rink.tea party given By the young
ladies' md society Of the Banbridee-Street
Baptist church was very largely attended last
hiqht. II was held in the spacious aud ele-
giant hall over Mr.. Il. Wood-On NunnaIly'>
Lew store, nj the corner OF HUI and twelfth
streets. There was an abundance Of nice
things 10 tempt the appetite aud they were
delightfully."- served by the fair young
lados.
The feature Of the evening wa tl' eY'
biLiii0n OF babies not over tNO ysars "il
Al the ladies had been invited 10 brin.
their little ones. A. an inducement, gOlj
ring was offered 4 prlze to the prettle>t
baby prestut. The result. IL 1, alm0>, Use
lC.> 10 >ay. wa, that the little folks were
tutr, with great unanimtly, and all had on
thDir be-, LOOKS. The Judges were Ne-'r>.
Julien {. sn,lling>. +. WOodsOn Nunna,ly,
~ y 7 9
tlCuen. " bile tncIr tax was a difficult
and ~ no means an enviable one. they per
formed IL to tie subtraction Of all by giving
toe pIizc 10 the child OF Mr.. George
JarrdH. Where there were 20 many
urettv one, II va. exceedingly hard t.
determine tbr prclic.t. and then the Judge
knew that while they would make gi1d Tue
heart 81 one mother they would run the
r,k Of mcurung The III will ot many, II
rot an the r,>t present. such, however
Wa, not the c.~c.
NIGHT before last the clrria-e Tor thu
prettie,t dol bshv was given Mary Ander-
,or. dsuehl,ro ri Mr. BnrwtIl Anderson
Tue Judge then were Rev. William ii.
Chri,tIIn and Mc->r-. Charles l.. Page and
David Gnl.th. There were other very
handsome and cNqul'iteIy.dreN>ed d3!i'
plc.Cnt. but tni, one had tue sweetest ilOc.
GOsTIC G)ING sOrTH
Mr.. Charlie Crostic, OF thi, city, h1' been
engaged 49, >tort.s,op on the Charleston =
c. Pa,e. Bat club ~ salary OF Sl2j per
Il oLth. anu go pr cent. Of the first month'-
ray Wa. landed him in advance. Mr.
(ru>iic j. ore oi The oldest blll-pi1ger, al
Manchester and one o. the best ,hori-,top>
in virginia. r. has played very success
f,y and with great satisfaction on The
Richmond. Norfolk. and other clubs IN th'
STATE. and everywhere he Ia, won popu-
l4litv. III. friend, wish him all Success IN
o., southern field and hi, club also.
ItRsoSAL, ETC.
Rcy. Nh Williams. formerly pastor Of
the Wc>t.E1d Methodist church. OF this
CITY, but nov stationed in one oi ulc lower
COUNTIES. Va> IN the city yesterday. lie Ia
l,cr ia attendance upon the commence
n.tut exercise, at EaudUIph.Macon College.
Mr. \. 4. Allen. commissioner Of th'
rcyepuc, D, iii confined to bis room. but Is
improving. and VIII no doubt be Oh, IN "a
few days.
judge Clopton. who ha, been suffering
from rhcunrii.m for several weeks, lu- nor
Letrlt Ia, Office thl~ Wcck. lie held court
Monday and Tuesday.
At Il, last needing the Council directed
tie Committee on llydrants 10 haze the
vatering.trou-h moved from IN 'front.' OF
Aueu.une Royal * Co., aud place It at
some more uitahle place. II has been put
en- the north side OF The old marketh0u>e.
Two unuuportlnt cases we're tried ~ the
NEycr', court Yesterday morning.
Rev. !. Powell Garland. presiding e!icF
of TN, district, was in the city Yesterday.
R,y. ". q. richardson will preach az the
PIe,lNi,riau chuch tomorrow morning.
Sir. Thomas W. Gentry, mater machini-i
Al The Dsr,iiie >hop,, let ia~t night FOX :
Paul. Minr, 10 attend "a" National Gov
,,rt.on Of Mas,or Mechanic 20 be hel
there next week. He will be absent e'
eral weeks, and will return riq NeG Gora.
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